haired by Nick Foulkes, the 2023 jury and the 847-member GPHG Academy honoured contemporary watchmaking excellence and creativity by awarding 19 prizes, including the prestigious “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix which went to Audemars Piguet for the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4 watch.

The Special Jury Prize, which rewards an outstanding personality or institution in the watchmaking world, was handed to Svend Andersen and Vincent Calabrese for the creation of the AHCI.

Bovet 1822, Bulgari, Christopher Ward, Dior Montres, Ferdinand Berthoud, Hautlence, L’Epée 1839, Laurent Ferrier, Maison Alcée, Petermann Bédat, Piaget, Raymond Weil, Simon Brette, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin and Voutilainen also received awards from the Jury and the Academy.

2023 PRIZE LIST

• “Aiguille d’Or” Grand Prix: Audemars Piguet, Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Ultra-Complication Universelle RD#4

• Innovation Prize: Hautlence, Sphere Series 1
• Audacity Prize: Maison Alcée, Persée Azur
• Chronometry Prize: Ferdinand Berthoud, Chronomètre FB 3SPC
• “Horological Revelation” Prize: Simon Brette, Chronomètre Artisans
• Ladies’ Watch Prize: Piaget, Hidden Treasures
• Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Dior Montres, Grand Soir Automate Etoile de Monsieur Dior
• Men’s Complication Watch Prize: Voutilainen, World Timer
• Iconic Watch Prize: Ulysse Nardin, Freak One
• Tourbillon Watch Prize: Laurent Ferrier, Grand Sport Tourbillon Pursuit
• Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize: Bovet 1822, Récital 20 Astérium
• Chronograph Watch Prize: Petermann Bédat, Chronographe rattrapante
• Sports Watch Prize: Tudor, Pelagos 39
• Jewellery Watch Prize: Bulgari, Serpenti Cleopatra
• Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Piaget, Altiplano Métiers d’Art - Undulata
• “Petite Aiguille” Prize: Christopher Ward London, C1 Bel Canto
• Challenge Watch Prize: Raymond Weil, Millésime automatic small seconds
• Mechanical Clock Prize: L’Epée 1839, Time Fast II Chrome
• Special Jury Prize: Svend Andersen and Vincent Calabrese